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AFP/APP Mandalay, Myanmar: The death toll from a massive earthquake that hit Myanmar and Thailand surpassed 1,000 on Saturday, as rescuers worked tirelessly to search for survivors amid the rubble of collapsed buildings. The shallow…

AFP/APP Naypyidaw, Myanmar: A powerful earthquake rocked central Myanmar on Friday, buckling roads in the capital Naypyidaw, damaging buildings, and forcing people to flee into the streets in neighboring Thailand. The 7.7-magnitude…

AFP/APP Sydney: A 6.7-magnitude earthquake struck off New Zealand's South Island on Tuesday, the United States Geological Survey said. The tremor hit at 2:43 pm (0143 GMT) at a depth of 10 kilometres (6.2 miles) off the southwest tip…

AFP/APP Taipei: A 6.0-magnitude earthquake hit Taiwan on Tuesday, the US Geological Survey (USGS) reported, injuring 27 people and causing ceilings in homes to cave in, according to local authorities. An AFP journalist in the capital,…

SPA/APP Washington: Two earthquakes struck some regions in Ethiopia last night. According to the U.S. Geological Survey, the first earthquake measured 4.9 magnitude and occurred 23 kilometers north of Awash, at a depth of 10 kilometers…

APP Islamabad: A moderate earthquake jolted Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK), sending tremors through Srinagar and surrounding areas on Saturday. According to Kashmir Media Service, the quake of magnitude 4.0 was…

SPA/APP Washington: A 5.0-magnitude earthquake struck the coast of Guam, a US territory in the Pacific Ocean, on Monday. According to the US Geological Survey, the epicenter was situated 219 kilometers from the village of Yigo on the…

Xinhua/APP Hong Kong: A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck 156 km ESE of Neiafu, Tonga, at 20:05:33 GMT on Tuesday, according to the US Geological Survey (USGS). The quake's epicenter was located at a depth of 10.0 km, with coordinates of…

AFP/APP Tokyo: A small tsunami was recorded on the remote Japanese island of Hachijojima on Tuesday following a 5.6-magnitude earthquake near the Izu Islands chain, according to Japan's weather agency. Waves measuring 50 centimeters…

AFP/APP Port Moresby: A 6.2-magnitude earthquake struck off the northern coast of Papua New Guinea on Thursday, according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS). The tremor was centered approximately 300 kilometers (186 miles) east…